Joanne,

It sounds like Common Nighthawks.

Hans Feddern
Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA.

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Joanne Saul <saulmill50 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Joanne Saul
> Gig Harbor, WA
> saulmill50 at gmail.com
>
> On Saturday, I was floating down the Yakima River between Ringer Loop and
> the Slab. We observed one species of bird that I could not identify. We saw
> this bird several times in small groups and one larger group over Big Red's.
> The larger group had about 8 - 10 birds in it. The birds were soaring above
> the level of the swallows. It was larger than the swallows. It seemed dark
> with white patches on the outer wings. It's wings were thin and seemed to be
> "bent at an elbow'. It stayed over the river, soaring. I have looked in
> field quides but could not find what I saw. The white patches on the dark
> wings really stood out.
>
>
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